Strength-Based Interview Question Paper

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SPRING QUARTER 2014 WALDEN UNIVERSITY KELLY MUELLER 1 WEEK ONE ASSIGNMENT 2 WRITING STRENGTHS-BASED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS A strength-based approach to helping focuses on the talents, skill, knowledge, interests, and dreams of an individual as a way to empower, motivate, and engage internal and environmental supports(Saleebey 2008). The client is a single mother who works as a cashier at a convenient store who is looking for low income child care. This is all we know about the client thus far. In order to get more information from her, we need to assess her. Being a cashier in a convenient store, she most likely not does make much more than minimum wage. There is no mention of the father being involved in helping nor do we know her living situation. When filling out an application for child care I do know its based on family size,…show more content…
The amount of time she spends away from her child/children and what she has been having to pay. Her income because vital here to be able to know the right type of placement we can give her. Its a strong possibility she makes minimum wage, so her pay is not much. We do not know her living situation or what types of bills she is paying outside of child care. Occasionally, despite a counselor’s best efforts, some clients fail to act in their best interests and negatively respond to all counseling interventions. These clients are often called oppositional, reactionary, noncompliant, intractable, and unmotivated (Dowd, 1989). You can not make someone tell you something they do not want to. Forcing an issue or trying to push a client into telling you something will only make them want to be more reluctant from sharing. Being understanding, empathic, and listening to the client helps build the relationship and give the client the opportunity to want to trust you enough to tell you what you need to know.

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